Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

As well as discovering the link between HS3ST3A1 and tooth size and shape, the researchers found that a gene associated with tooth shape among East Asians, known as EDAR, has specific effects on the ...

Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens reached a zenith of interbreeding 47,000 years ago, passing down DNA that is still evident in a ...